Charles Hinga, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Housing and Urban Development, has verified that it is possible for a Kenyan to buy several houses within the Affordable Housing Programme. Nonetheless, people must submit information about the beneficiary to be included in the system.
This follows the emergence of sentiments questioning the legality of an individual purchasing multiple affordable houses, despite the one-ID-one-house policy.
Pastor James Ng’ang’a’s announcement on Wednesday that he would buy 100 housing units from the programme for the less fortunate prompted the complaints.
A Kenyan challenged PS Hinga, stating, “The rule is one ID per house; you cannot buy one hundred units.”
In response to the question on X, Hinga clarified that while it is possible for one person to buy multiple houses for another, a specific protocol must be adhered to.
As an example, Ng’ang’a is able to buy a unit on someone else’s behalf; however, the contract will include that person’s details rather than those of the pastor.
“It’s 1 unit, 1 ID, 1 KRA pin. You can, however, buy for someone else. For instance, a parent can purchase for their children. In that instance, we need details of the person being bequeathed the unit. That’s the person we shall enter into contract with not the one paying,” Hinga Stated.
Following the controversial city preacher’s promise to purchase 100 housing units from the affordable housing project as gifts for society’s less privileged, the PS issued a statement.
During a press conference organized by the Ministry of Lands on Wednesday, Ng’ang’a stated that he would transfer ownership of the units to less privileged Kenyans if the government agreed to give him the units.
